Color conversion and standardization system and methods of making and using same
OwnerKenneth A. Turpin, Zachary T. Wickes +7inventors
InventorsKenneth A. Turpin, Zachary T. Wickes, Carmen C. Marin, Christopher P. Mullen, Yonas Jongkind, Dobes C. I. Vandermeer, Vic Snowden, Yu Zhu, Irene Vavrukh
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Abstract
The present invention relates, in general, to a color standardization affiliation and methods of making and using same and, more particularly, to a color standardization affiliation that includes a host, a color specification system, a formulation system, and product providers capable of providing a colorable product having a desired color to a consumer.
Claims35
A method for directing a consumer to obtain a colorable product from a product provider within an affiliation, comprising the steps of:
- providing the consumer with a color specification system whereby the consumer specifies a desired color for at least one colorable product and the color specification system outputs a color code comprising encrypted data indicative of the desired color;
- and
- directing the consumer to communicate the color code to a product provider within the affiliation.
A method for obtaining at least one specified colorable product, comprising the steps of:
- loading an image into a color specification system;
- specifying at least one color area within the image;
- selecting a desired color for the color area;
- and
- obtaining the at least one specified colorable product having the desired color.
A method, comprising the step of:
- providing a formulator program, the formulator program identifying at least one product, the product associated with a predetermined colorant set such that upon receipt of a color code the formulator program generates a formula for coloring the at least one product a desired color indicated by the color code.
A method, comprising the step of:
- receiving a formulator program, the formulator program programmed to decrypt a color code indicative of a desired color and generate a formula for coloring a product the desired color indicated by the color code.
A method for obtaining a specified colorable product, comprising the steps of:
- loading an image into a color specification system;
- specifying at least one color area within the image;
- selecting a desired color for the color area;
- obtaining a color code indicative of the desired color;
- and
- obtaining the specified colorable product having the desired color based on the color code.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.